Optimal policies for solid waste disposal taxes, subsidies, and standards

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-205

  Palmer, Karen ^a   Walls, Margaret ^a,b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deposit Refund; Recycled Content Standards; Recycling; Solid Waste

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031206545     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(97)00028-5     Document Type: Article

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